The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-25
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Household Hints.


An Interesting question has been acitated
among the London bakers to whether hard or
soft water is the better for bread making.
writer in the British Baker says:
Dressing table scarfs in many instances
made of very fine white linen. trimmed at each
end with fall of Irish linen crochet lace, which
in fneness and delicacy deserves TO rank with
many more expensive laces. Bed spreads and
pillow shams of the same materials make up a
beautiful bedroom set.
A simple plan of stopping bleeding OF the nose
has lately been advised. Grasp firmly the nose
with the finger and thumb for ten or fifteen
minutes: by thus completely stopping the move
ment of air through the nose which dlsplaces
freshly formed clots) you will favor the clotting
of the blood, and will frequently stop hem
orrhage.
lizard water contains too much limestone
and that causes bread baked with it to soon dry
out IL you use soft water to mix the dough
you get much better article OF bread and one
that will retain its freshness. My wife makes
as good bread out of stonef1our as can be made
of roller flour. by using soft water. A good
plan is to set cup of water in the oven when
your bread is baking. This will enable you TO
get softer bread and only half as thick a
crust"
To purify a room pitcher of water in the
apartment and in few hours it will have alb
sorbe6 all the respired gases in the room, the
air of which will have become purer, put the
water utterly filthy. The colder the water is
the greater the capacity to contain these gases.
At the ordinary temperature pail OF water WILL
d
pints of ammonia. The capacity is nearly
doubled by reducing the water to the tempera-
ture of ice. Hence water kept in room TOR
awhile is unfit for use.
Art Interchange: An embroidery in fashion
Just now is the revival of the old chain stitch
which is worked with great evenness and exact
ness in rich silks and floselles. This en- oroldery
is usually done on loosely woven linen. The
designs are generally in outline, but when the
designs worked all over, the effect is beautl-
ful as the work then resembles the beautiful
Persian EN- broideries. Table scarfs, bed
spreads, tea cloths and sofa cushions of these
embroidered linens are greatly In fashion now
not only account of their beauty; they are
useful as we'll, as they may be washed. The
Japanese gold, silver and steel threads wash as
we'll as the silks, and add greatly to the effect
usually fringed-out and knotted borders.
Home made Cheese" Elders Wife," in the
Prairie Farmer, tells how a small cheese may DO
made, without the special cheese making ar
raneemonts, as follows: II lived with
lacy who kept from three to five cows, and oc-
casionally during summer made little cheese
for home use. AS she had no cheeseronm. or
other cheese making conveniences, she devised
the following way of making cheese without
press: After preparing and seasoning the curd
as usual she filled factory-cloth bags of proper
size to contain the curd; tied strong cord
closely above the curd, by which she suspended
the bag in the attic. This directly over the
kitchen, and having only one window was al
ways warm enough. The cheeses required no
turning and their own weight pressed them suf-
fcientlv. They were creased every day. and to
tie CAYENNE pepper added tc the grease. As
to the success of this method, I say from
personal experience that the cheese really
excellent"